How 'Halloween' uses side-splitting humor to give its victims a pulse

Warning: Major spoilers for the new Halloween lie ahead. 

“I’ve got peanut butter on my penis.” 

That’s an actual line from the new Halloween—and it is as amazing in context as it is out of context. 

The latest addition to the Halloween franchise has been praised for revitalizing the horror of Michael Myers, cleverly throwing back to John Carpenter’s original masterpiece, and giving the franchise’s most infamous victim the conclusion she deserves. 

One of the lesser discussed assets of 2018’s Halloween (although Mashable’s Angie Han nailed it weeks ago) is the uproariously funny gaggle of prey Michael slays before his final face-off with Laurie Strode. The slasher victims’ deaths aren’t particularly chuckle-worthy, but the short vignettes they star in leading up to Myers’ horrifying appearances are memorably hilarious.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | How 'Halloween' uses side-splitting humor to give its victims a pulse